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On Being a Critical Reader

One of the greatest pleasures of having writers as friends is when they ask your opinion on their works in progress. It’s always an...

The Costs of Writing: Literary Magazines

The latest issue of The Alarmist magazine opens with a lengthy and rather gloomy introduction from editors Gary and Mansour titled...

Spiderseed: Collections and Collaboration

Exciting developments this week. I can giddly announce that my next flash fiction collection Spiderseed will be published with Sleepy...

Stories for Ears: Tapes & Tales and MacGuffin

In a first for me, one of my recent stories has been podcastted on the excellent Tapes & Tales. It's another outing for 'Broadcast of the...

Live Living Room Literature: Speak Easy at The Sip Club

Last Thursday, nestled in a secretive room of a secretive bar, I was delighted to be able to launch a shiny new live literature...

The End and the Start of Things New

I disappeared into a little hole for a few quiet months to force myself to knuckle down on the novel and fight my way out of the...

Costs of Writing: The Competition Entry Fee

Originally written in February 2015 If like me you keep the sharpest half of your eyes on Paul McVeigh's excellent blog for writing...

Writing Heaven, Publishing Hell: Navigating the Labyrinth

Originally written in October 2014 As someone who would love one day to make something of a career out of my writing, the current state...

The Contributor Copy: A Dying Breed?

Originally written in August 2014 There's no greater pleasure as an enthusiastic new writer than seeing your story and name in print. And...

Let's Talk About Rejections

Originally written in August 2014 Rejections are part and parcel of the life of a writer. They are as constant as armpits and just as...